Prospects in Congress Are Dim as Lawmakers Press for Temporary Measure to Avoid Lapse

WASHINGTON—The White House this week will try to mobilize support for a large-scale package to fund highway and bridge construction and other infrastructure programs, but prospects in Congress are dim as lawmakers push for a temporary measure to avoid a funding lapse.

The politics tied to government spending on roads and bridges has become more complicated in recent weeks, with groups of Democrats and Republicans supporting different...